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Report: Global gaming software spend hits $132bn

Consumer spend on gaming software continues to grow, achieving $132 billion (€116.6bn), including mobile, PC and console games worldwide in 2018, according to a gaming trends market report from Futuresource Consulting. “Behind the steady rise in revenues, the gaming landscape continues to shift and change,” says James Manning Smith, Market Analyst at Futuresource Consulting. “We’re

June 11, 2019

ENMA Taps ATEME for Africa Cup of Nations

ATEME, an emerging player in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced that Egyptian National Media Authority (ENMA) has selected ATEME’s converged video headend to cover the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled to take place from June 21st to July 19th. ATEME has provided ENMA with a complete video […]

June 11, 2019

UKTV commissions new entertainment shows

UKTV’s slate of Original shows continues to grow with three new commissions announced for Dave and Gold. The rich mix of UKTV Originals span comedy and entertainment and feature well-known talent including Jon Richardson and Dave Gorman. In 2018 UKTV Originals were the highest rating shows on six of UKTV’s channels plus UKTV Play. The […]

June 11, 2019

Microsoft unveils Project Scarlett; 8K capable

At the E3 gaming expo in Los Angeles, Microsoft revealed the first details of their next gaming console. Codenamed Project Scarlett, the console boasts significantly reduced loading times, and a processor four times more powerful than the Xbox One X. In a video presentation, Microsoft claimed the new console will run native 4K at 60 […]

June 10, 2019

Quibi signs up Spielberg

Legendary Hollywood director Steven Spielberg is set to create a horror series for new digital platform Quibi. The short form video platform, fronted by founder Jeffrey Katzenberg, is set for an April 2020 launch – initially in the US, before a global rollout. Primarily targeting mobile viewers, the service will cost $4.99 a month with […]

June 10, 2019

Virgin Media offers free Asian TV apps

Virgin Media has announced that it will be making its Asian entertainment apps available to view at no extra cost for its TV customers until July 4th. The Desi App Pack brings together two of India’s biggest entertainment apps  – Eros Now and Voot – into an easy to access apps pack that allows TV […]

June 10, 2019

Marvel’s Mackie to star in & produce Netflix movie

Anthony Mackie, best known for portraying Falcon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, is set to star and produce a new movie for Netflix. The futuristic sci-fi show, entitled Outside The Wire, sees a drone pilot sent into a deadly militarised zone where he finds himself working for an android officer tasked to locate a doomsday […]

June 10, 2019By Nik Roseveare

Google Stadia goes live in November

In a livestream presentation Google revealed that Stadia, its cloud gaming platform, will launch in November with a limited edition starter pack for early adopters. Stadia games will run on servers at Google data centres around the world, with the video footage streamed to a TV. The company said that Stadia will give gamers over […]

June 7, 2019

China: FIFA digital channels on Douyin and Toutiao

FIFA has extended its digital outreach in China by launching official accounts on popular digital platforms Douyin and Toutiao. Building on FIFA’s existing presence in the country with Weibo, FIFA will now be able to offer more content to fans across China through the two platforms and will expand its digital presence in country to […]

June 7, 2019

Belgium: VOO, Telenet extend EPL rights

VOO and Telenet subscribers in Belguim can continue to tune in to Premier League football for another 3 seasons on the Be TV and VOOsport channels. In a joint statement, the two operators said they are “proud to announce the continuation of the exclusive broadcast of the Premier League for the next three seasons”.

June 7, 2019